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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Some consider the first season of this show—the first set in the Marvel cinematic universe, the same as The Avengers—a bit of a let down. But it picked up big time when the show had to tackle the same problems as Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It changed everything and made this show well worth watching.

Alias J.J. Abrams' second foray into TV (after Felicity!) was this stylish spy/action drama that dealt plenty of twists and turns in its five seasons. It also put Jennifer Garner on the map, using many, many wigs.

Arrow Still in action on the CW, Arrow's first season is a modern retelling of the story of DC Comics's Green Arrow. Watch as a man with washboard abs goes from shipwrecked to vengeance-fueled killer to hero.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold Batman has had many forays into TV. Indeed the 1990's Batman: The Animated Series is utterly legendary. But it's not streaming. The only streaming bat-show is this gem, which takes its name from the classic comic where Bats teams up with new heroes. There's a campy cartoon Batman (think Adam West's TV Batman, slightly modernized) and a slew of guests. Unfortunately, not all the episodes are streaming, but you can get a great taste. Just check out that theme music.

Justice League/Justice League Unlimited If you want the Batman of The Animated Series, this is the only place to find him streaming on Netflix. You'll also find Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Flash, and many more.

The Incredible Hulk Of all the attempts to bring super-heroes based on comics to live-action TV in the 1970s, this is the only one that stuck, and for good reason: David (not Bruce!) Banner, played by Bill Bixby, as a tortured soul with a monster inside. Played like Mr. Hyde Meets the Fugitive, the Hulk show was as much a tear-jerker as adventure. Let's also hear it for Lou Ferrigno getting painted green.

Space Opera

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine We'll always argue Kirk vs. Picard as best captain of the Enterprise, but when it comes to picking a best TV show in the entire Trek franchise, DS9 is it. It was the pinnacle of throwing together amazing actors (Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor to name a few) into long-form stories that take full advantage of the heavy continuity of the Trek universe. DS9 made the bold play of setting it on a space station, not a ship, filled with racial and political intrigue. (Yes, just like Babylon 5.) It's the best Trek ever done, and you get to watch 173 hours of it.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars As the Disney-fication of the Star Wars-verse rolls on, one casualty was this quite stirring TV show on Cartoon Network, which takes place before Anakin Skywalker (SPOILER!) gets his legs and arms hacked off and his voice finally changes. Now, all five seasons that aired are streaming—plus the never before seen Season Six!

Farscape A living ship. Very alien aliens. A human, lost after falling through a wormhole. A bad guy dressed in black rubber. Muppets! And true love? How could this combo work? Incredibly well. Watch this Australian-made series from front to back. (Sadly, the coda mini-series, The Peacekeeper Wars, is not streaming at the moment.)

Eric narrowly averted a career in food service when he began in tech publishing at Ziff-Davis over 20 years ago. He was on the founding staff of Windows Sources, FamilyPC, and Access Internet Magazine (all defunct, and it's not his fault). He's the author of two novels, BETA TEST ("an unusually lighthearted apocalyptic tale"--Publishers' Weekly) and KALI: THE GHOSTING OF SEPULCHER BAY. He works from his home in Ithaca, NY.
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